We can take Chris Paul’s brilliance as a point guard for granted because he’s the guy throwing the lobs, not the guy finishing the highlight play. Paul can score and take over a game, but his mastery of the point guard play is subtler than that — he takes over games by dictating flow and style a contest better than any other guard in the game right now. It’s not about making plays that end up in highlight packages, it’s about getting the ball where it needs to be, about creating and exploiting mismatches wherever they are.

Stephen Curry is a very good point guard but when he takes over a game he’s a walking highlight package, raining threes from across the Bay Bridge at Oracle Arena. He is one of the most marketable players in the association.

Fans have voted Curry past Paul as an NBA All-Star Game starter in the Western Conference backcourt — but only by 26,000 votes, few enough that this could swing again. Both Curry and Paul trail Kobe Bryant by a healthy amount in the West — if Kobe is not yet healthy and able to play by the Feb. 16 All-Star Game in New Orleans David Stern gets to select his replacement. However, the Western Conference coach will choose who starts (he would be the coach of the team with the best record in the conference on Feb. 2).

The fans elect the starters for the All Star Game and this is who they have put in so far:

As you see in the vote tallies below, the Eastern Conference starters are basically locked in place. In the West there is one other race of interest — Kevin Love (with his video campaign) trails Blake Griffin by 17,000 votes for the final starting slot in the West frontcourt. Voters have two more weeks to make it that ground or Griffin gets the starting nod.

Chris Paul is great, but I feel he is a little overrated and definetly not the top PG in the league. Id take Tony Parker over him, and maybe Westbrook and Curry, He hasnt won enough to be considered the best.

Inb4 The Kevin Love is overrated reply. I know he is a stat stuffer, not a winner.

The fans can vote in who they think is the most entertaining, but Kurt is right, Chris Paul is the best point guard in the game because he can dominate the game with his mind, and he does the most to help his team play their best and win games. He manipulates the game better than any other player in the game right now.

Chris Paul is the best point guard in the game because he can dominate the game with his mind, and he does the most to help his team play their best and win games. He manipulates the game better than any other player in the game right now.

what is your comment supposed to mean? Yes, obviously it would be nice to go to the championship, but maybe the clippers wouldn’t even be in the playoffs without chris paul? It’s possible to help your team win more than any other point guard without being the best team. Chris paul is just one player.

ProBasketballPundit - Jan 9, 2014 at 3:51 PM

I hope Curry wins the popular vote just so he gets in. Can’t snub him like last year. CP3 will definitely get in by the coach selection.

Yes, fans are that stupid. I love to watch Curry play and the way he can take over a game. Paul has tremendous leadership qualities and is a great point guard. I’m a Lakers fan, but Kobe doesn’t deserve to even be on the ballot.

Doesn’t have anything to do with being stupid. Just voting for their favorite player. Looked like he was going to be in, and it was likely that his number were going to eventually creep up to decent numbers to be voted in anyway. Rose, Rajon, and Rubio are in the voting and the only one remotely doing anything is Rubio and he’s not even doing all that good

Kobe fans are that stupid, most laker fans don’t know he’s injured. I don’t blame them if I lived by the coast, I’d b like yea Kobe sounds good,vote n go back to my surfing n talking to chics on the beach. It’s all good laker fans we still love you

Nobody actually goes to the beach in LA, you drive by it, but LA locals are smart enough not to go into that toxic waste they call the Pacific these days, and they stay out of the air during the day because the smog is so thick they spend half the summer on air quality warnings.

CP3 vs Curry…hmmm Two different styles but both affective. But if I had to chose one to build a team, it would be CP3. I thinks he is always leading the team on the floor…like a general. Curry has his moments, but sometimes he relies on his three point shooting. Unfortunately, three point shots are low percentage…the best shoot in the 40% range.